The Council of Ministers has approved a fuel discount – 17 cents off diesel – but a decree mandates the closure of the blast furnace. The row between FdI and Forza Italia over wiretaps and party preferences continues. The confessions of the FI leader

“We are in agreement with our allies 90 per cent of the time. On the issues of support for Ukraine and defence spending, there are differing views, but I am optimistic,” says the Democratic senator

“For months, the secretary of the PD and other left-wing figures have been spinning a narrative made up of allusions and insinuations,” accuses the Prime Minister, referring to her speech on stage at the PES Congress in Amsterdam. “Today she has even gone so far as to deny her own words, claiming she never made any such connection.” The Prime Minister’s social media post

The go-ahead has been given for a discount on diesel equivalent to 17 cents in excise duty and VAT, valid until 6 August. "A Cabinet meeting is already scheduled for 4 August to assess how the situation is developing, whilst monitoring the international situation and prices," says the Minister for the Economy

The mayoral candidate for Milan, the ‘Italian Mamdani’, speaks out: “Security is one of the city’s problems and it is getting worse as inequalities worsen. We need educators – both men and women – in troubled neighbourhoods who are paid properly, drawing on revenue from the tax on the wealthy as well.” And on the No Tav protests: “No comment.”

The Democratic Party secretary, three days after the clashes: “Unacceptable, serious acts of violence that can never be justified; we condemn violence without any ifs or buts. The government is exploiting these violent incidents to pin the blame on the opposition.”

The Prime Minister and the Home Secretary are visiting the TAV construction site that was attacked on Saturday. The company Telt estimates the damage at around one million euros. The minister’s appeal to "Il Corriere": democratic forces should distance themselves from the opposition

The timeframe for completion of the Tav has been extended. It is now expected to come into service by the end of 2033. This is not solely down to the No Tav hooligans, of course: the hesitations, second thoughts and lengthy review imposed by the yellow-green and yellow-red governments have also contributed to slowing down the project’s progress

A clear-up following the guerrilla-style protests in Val di Susa. Those who choose violence, says Gian Carlo Caselli, adopt para-fascist methods. A recurring mantra of late, applied to acts of violence that have emerged in a world which, in the past, found support within the progressive camp

The Prime Minister and the chairwoman of Mondadori would, in theory, have everything going for them: they are both women, well-educated, ambitious, and, in a sense, both act as a bulwark against right-wing extremism. Yet, in recent times, within government circles and within the ranks of Fratelli d’Italia, a frenzy has arisen concerning Marina